Riverdale ace Dylan King dominated opponents from the pitcher's mound in District 7-AAA play this season.

Blake Benefield helped lead Siegel to a second-place finish in the regular-season league standings.

The two Murfreesboro baseball players also headline the All-District 7-AAA baseball team.

The team was selected after the regular season by the coaches from within the seven-team Rutherford County district.

King, a Belmont signee, was named the District 7-AAA Pitcher of the Year after going 7-1 with a 1.49 ERA with seven complete games and four shutouts. He struck out 80 and walked just four batters all season. King was 6-0 with a 0.35 ERA against District 7-AAA opponents. King was also named The Daily News Journal's Pitcher of the Year earlier this month.

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Siegel's Blake Benefield, an MTSU signee, was named the District 7-AAA Player of the Year.(Photo: John A. Gillis/DNJ)

Benefield, an MTSU signee, was named the District 7-AAA Player of the Year after leading the Stars in batting average (.429), home runs (five), doubles (11), triples (four), runs scored (25) and RBIs (34). Benefield was also named The DNJ's Position Player of the Year earlier this month.

Riverdale, which won the District 7-AAA tournament for the fourth straight year, placed five others on the first team.

Those who were named to the team from Riverdale included:

• Charlie Fultz was named to the team as a first baseman. He hit .404 with a 7-AAA best seven home runs, 11 home runs and 36 RBIs.

• Pitcher Justin Neal went 6-0 with a 1.53 ERA. He struck out 39 and walked seven.

Stewarts Creek put two on the first team in third baseman Luke Alexander and outfielder Corey Perkins. Alexander hit .372 with eight doubles, a homer and 26 RBIs. Perkins hit .373 with two doubles, 15 RBIs and made just one error over the season.

Catcher Justin Wilson, a Lipscomb signee, was named to the team from Oakland. Wilson hit .306 with two home runs, five doubles and 11 RBIs.

In District 9-A, Eagleville pitcher Christian Hill was named the pitcher of the year. Hill, a Freed-Hardeman signee, went 7-1 with a 1.33 ERA and 88 strikeouts. Eagleville had four others named to the team.

• Jake Bolden hit .395 to lead the Eagles' bats.

• Weston Burris, a Columbia State signee, hit .296 and was a solid defensive catcher for the Eagles.

• Curt Jones hit .333 with two homers and 29 RBIs.

• Pitcher Matt Westberry went 6-4 with a 1.10 ERA and 80 strikeouts.

MTCS placed four on the team — Will Barham, Peyton Buckner, Griffin Harper and Justin Winn.

Contact Tom Kreager at 615-278-5168 or tkreager@dnj.com. Follow him on Twitter @Kreager.